Robert Carswell, Baron Carswell







































































The Right Honourable
The Lord Carswell
PC

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Lord of Appeal in Ordinary

In office
12 January 2004 – 28 June 2009
Monarch Elizabeth II
Preceded by Brian Hutton
Succeeded by Sir Brian Kerr
Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland

In office
1997–2004
Preceded by Sir Brian Hutton
Succeeded by Sir Brian Kerr

Lord Justice of Appeal
Supreme Court of Judicature
Northern Ireland

In office
1993–1997

High Court of Justice
Northern Ireland

In office
1984–1993
Senior Crown Counsel
Northern Ireland

In office
1979–1984
Attorney General for Northern Ireland

In office
1970–1971

Personal details
Born
Robert Douglas Carswell


(1934-06-28) 28 June 1934 (age 84)
Nationality British
Spouse(s) Romayne Ferris (m. 1961)
Children Catherine
Patricia
Alma mater
Pembroke College, Oxford
Occupation Judge
Profession Barrister

Robert Douglas Carswell, Baron Carswell, PC (born 28 June 1934), is a retired Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Legal career


  • 3 Family


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Early life


The son of Alan and Nance Carswell was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Pembroke College, Oxford, where he received a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in classics and law in 1956. Two years later he graduated from the University of Chicago's Law School with a Doctor of Jurisprudence.



Legal career


Carswell was Counsel to the Attorney General for Northern Ireland in the years 1970 and 1971, and Senior Crown Counsel in Northern Ireland from 1979 to 1984. In 1984, he became Judge of the High Court of Justice Northern Ireland, a post he held until 1993. He was Lord Justice of Appeal at the Supreme Court of Judicature in Northern Ireland from 1993 to 1997 and further Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland from 1997 to 2004. Lord Carswell was made a Queen's Counsel in 1971.


Carswell became a Privy Counsellor in 1993. He was appointed a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary [1] as Baron Carswell, of Killeen in the County of Down on 12 January 2004,[2] having been knighted in 1988. He sits in the House of Lords as a crossbencher.


During 2009–2010, Lord Carswell chaired an inquiry into the roles of Jersey's Crown Officers (the Bailiff, Deputy Bailiff, Attorney General and Solicitor General), presenting a report recommending reforms to the States of Jersey on 6 December 2010.



Family


Lord Carswell married Romayne Winifred Ferris in 1961; they have two daughters.


Lady Carswell was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Belfast in 2000.



See also



  • List of Northern Ireland Members of the House of Lords

  • List of Northern Ireland members of the Privy Council



References





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  2. ^ House of Lords (2004-01-13). "Announcement of his introduction at the House of Lords". minutes of proceedings. Retrieved 2006-11-06.




  • "DodOnline". Archived from the original on 2006-10-03. Retrieved 2006-11-06.


External links




  • "UK Parliament Publications". Retrieved 2006-11-06.


  • "BBC Northern Ireland". BBC News. 2003-12-11. Retrieved 2006-11-06.


  • "DCA" (PDF). Retrieved 2006-11-06.


  • "Stationery Office – UK Parliament". Retrieved 2006-11-06.
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Legal offices
Preceded by
Brian Hutton

Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
1997–2004
Succeeded by
Brian Kerr



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